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Pet adoption: Want a dog or cat? Adopt a pet on PetfinderTue, 31 Mar 2015 11:30:42 +0000en-UShourly1Disappointing news: Joe Biden buys a puppyhttps://www.petfinder.com/blog/2008/12/disappointing_news_joe_biden_b/
https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2008/12/disappointing_news_joe_biden_b/#commentsFri, 12 Dec 2008 13:10:57 +0000https://www.petfinder.com/blog/?p=224Vice president-elect Joe Biden bought a puppy from a Pennsylvania breeder of German shepherds yesterday. According to Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander: [H]e’s familiar with the breed and its personality. He’s excited to bring it home when it gets a little older and has promised that his grandchildren can name it …

]]>Vice president-elect Joe Biden bought a puppy from a Pennsylvania breeder of German shepherds yesterday. According to Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander:

[H]e’s familiar with the breed and its personality. He’s excited to bring it home
when it gets a little older and has promised that his grandchildren can
name it after the New Year. (DelawareOnline.com)

This is clearly disappointing news to all of us who’ve dedicated our lives to getting homeless pets out of shelters.

Now I’m not against buying dogs *in theory* — everyone in animal welfare wishes we lived in a world where there were no animal shelters because every pet was in a loving home for its entire life. There would be no unwanted litters, no pets being abandoned because their owners wouldn’t or couldn’t care for them. In that world, you’d HAVE to buy a dog.